Quail EditorLane County Audubon Society is an all-volunteer organization, and our members are very proud of the energy and diversity of talents volunteers bring-we couldn't do it without them! Volunteering with Lane Audubon is a great way to meet new people, give back to the community, and best of all, have fun! Currently, we are looking for volunteers to fill the following roles, but please feel free to contact one of us if you'd like to help in another capacity.
We invite you to join us! To find out more about volunteering for LCAS, contact Maeve Sowles at 343-8664 or president (at) laneaudubon.org.
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Quail Editor: Lane Audubon is looking for someone who enjoys editing and has excellent proofreading skills to take on the role of editor for The Quail, the newsletter of Lane County Audubon Society. Responsibilities include setting submissions deadlines and communicating with contributors; collecting, organizing, and proofreading submissions; selecting photos for print; communicating with the printer; and writing small articles as needed. This is an exciting opportunity to to take responsibility for a newsletter that reaches nearly 1,500 members across Lane County! Contact Maeve Sowles at 541.343.8664 or president (at) laneaudubon.org.
Bird Walk Coordinator
Lane Audubon is looking for a volunteer to plan the monthly third Saturday Bird Walks. This is a fun opportunity to meet and learn from birding experts; best of all, you get to pick the location and be out birding! Lane Audubon has all the dates set, a network of willing field trip leaders, and a list of past birding locations to choose from. Your responsibility would include deciding on a location, contacting field trip leaders, emailing the field trip publicity, and meeting the birding group on the day of the walk to get things started. Contact Maeve Sowles at 541.343.8664 or president (at) laneaudubon.org.
Booth Operations Coordinator
If you enjoy coordinating events and working with people, Lane Audubon is looking for one or two people to adopt the booth operations, which occur about five times per year. This includes setting up and taking down the booth as well as coordinating the schedule of booth staffers. We will provide orientation and training for these volunteer opportunities. We're also always looking for people to staff booth events. Please contact Ron Renchler at 541-345-0834 or email at christyandron (at) quest.net.
Help us get public notices to various media services and spread the word about upcoming Program Meetings, bird walks, and other activities. We also need to make sure we are ahead of publication deadlines. Other goals include developing new contacts with media and keeping contacts and deadlines organized. Please contact Maeve Sowles at 541.343.8664 or president (at) laneaudubon.org.
Do you have document publishing experience and do you enjoy the creativity of layout and document design? Lane Audubon is looking for a skilled volunteer to produce the layout for The Quail. This volunteer receives edited Word documents and photos from the editor and arranges them in Adobe InDesign, adds graphics, and makes sure each issue looks fantastic. There are nine yearly issues of 10-14 pages each, requiring approximately 6-12 hours per issue. Contact Rob Hoshaw at 541.731.9090 or rhoshaw (at) gmail.com.
LCAS Booth Announcements
Mt. Pisgah Mushroom Festival brings out fungi revelers
More than 4,200 people attended the 30th Annual Mt. Pisgah Mushroom Festival on October 30, and Lane County Audubon was there to help celebrate the occasion. Our booth has been a part of the festival for many years now.
Cosponsored by the Mt. Pisgah Arboretum, Cascade Mycological Society, and Lane Community College, the festival offers the largest mushroom display on the West Coast, with about 350 species. The festival provides a great opportunity for LCAS to spread the word about our educational and conservation programs in the bird-friendly setting of Mt. Pisgah Arboretum.
A dedicated corps of booth staffers helped make the event fun and informative for all festival goers. Volunteers this year included Connie Berglund, Margot Fetz, Debbie Schlenoff, Phil Smyser, Dave Stone, and Susanne Twight-Alexander. Thanks to all of them.
Booth Staffers Needed for Good Earth Show
The LCAS booth will be at the Good Earth Show Friday-Sunday, January 20-22, 2012 (More information is here). If you'd like to join the LCAS staffing crew and be a part of this truly exciting event, contact Ron Renchler, 541-345-0834 or email at christyandron (at) quest.net.